Extra-pair paternity, sperm competition and the evolution of testis size in birds

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 357-365

  Moller, A P ^a   Briskie, J V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birds; Control of paternity; Extra pair paternity; Testis mass Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EXTRA-PAIR PATERNITY; SPERM COMPETITION; TESTIS SIZE;

EID: 0028975709     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: 14320762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00167797     Document Type: Article

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